Chinese

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dirt; filth
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
trad. (穢土)
simp. (秽土)

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Noun

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穢土

  1. (Buddhism) impure land; earthly realm; land of the living
  2. dirt; mud

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of impure land): 淨土净土 (jìngtǔ)

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (穢土):
  • Japanese: 穢土(えど) (edo)
  • Korean: 예토(穢土) (yeto)

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Hyōgai

Grade: 1
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()() (edo

  1. (Buddhism) The Impure Land; the earthly realm, the land of the living.

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō